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Following up on yesterday’s post about possible charges being brought against Astakhov for his depiction of Russian police in his novel Raider, the UPI reports that prosecutors have decided not to pursue this.
Via GalleyCat:
In a case that will no doubt be watched around the globe, Russian writer Pavel Astakhov is facing possible libel charges for the contents of his novel Raider, reports RadioFreeEurope. Moscow city prosecutors have already questioned Astakhov at the behest of Ivan Glukhov, head of the city police’s main investigative directorate. According to Glukhov, the novel “contains numerous insulting and libelous deliberations” about the directorate, and defames the reputation of Russian police in general. [. . .]
Some analysts believe that there are deeper motives behind this case — that it is intended to serve as a warning to authors by holding the threat of prosecution for what they write over their heads.
Reviewed by Peter Constantine
Now goddess, child of Zeus,
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Hello and greetings in the 2017 holiday season!
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The first and last sentences of the first. . .
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What. . .
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